Why Are There Fewer Total Viewers Than Peak Viewers in Stream Playback Profiles?

The number of total viewers is calculated by IP address, and the number of peak viewers varies depending on the protocol.

• If the streaming protocol is RTMP or FLV, the number of concurrent connections is calculated based on the number of sessions and is the same as that of online viewers.
• If the streaming protocol is HLS, the media file will be split into multiple TS files during HLS stream pull. Requests initiated by the client significantly outnumber FLV stream pull requests. That is, a video played on one client will initiate multiple TS requests. As a result, the data is not necessarily the same as the actual number of online viewers.

This is why the number of total viewers may not be the same as that of peak viewers.